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Willamette Week was founded in 1974 by Ronald A. Buel, who served as its first publisher. [3] It was later owned by the Eugene Register-Guard, which sold it in the fall of 1983 to Richard H. Meeker and Mark Zusman, [4] who took the positions of publisher and editor, respectively.
A weekly arts and culture newspaper, named What's Happening, was first published on September 16, 1982.It started as an effort to retain a particularly popular section, the events calendar, of the immediately previous alternative newspaper, the Willamette Valley Observer, itself a successor to the Eugene Augur. [9]
Fathom (stylized as FATHOM) is an underwater-themed, immersive art installation located in Portland, Oregon. [1] Launched in February 2024, the installation is set to run until February 2025. Fathom showcases the work of approximately 100 artists and volunteers and draws inspiration from other immersive art experiences such as Meow Wolf .
The Portland Stand Up Paddleboard Witches on the Willamette (SUP WOW), [1] more commonly known as "Witches on the Willamette", or simply the witch paddle, is an annual witch-themed standup paddleboarding event in Portland, Oregon. [2] Ginny Kauffman organized the first event in 2017.
Nigel Jaquiss (born 1962) is an American journalist who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, for his work exposing former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland, Oregon. [1] His story was published in Willamette Week in May 2004. He continues to write for ...
Willamette Week wrote, "When one of the nation's last adult theaters finally succumbs to market pressure, McMenamins rehabs the space while keeping its historic character alive with 'voyeur' dining booths, a sticky dance floor and VIP dining in the bored projectionist's perch." [18] In 2014, Willamette Week called the theater "seedy". [19]
In 2007, Willamette Week included the Paris in its list of Portland sites "Where Ghosts Wouldn't Be Caught Dead". The paper said of the venue, "Unfortunately, the Paris Theater ... hosts a bunch of winos, users and sleazy old guys the same age as your dad (or granddad), with their pants around their ankles and greasy cum rags in hand.
Holocene is a music venue and nightclub in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The venue, which opened in June 2003, is a former auto-parts warehouse with an industrial, modern interior. Holocene hosts a variety of events, and was named the city's "Best Place to Dance" by Willamette Week readers in 2017.